Ice-cream scraper.



W. M. YEARLEY.

ICE CREAM SGRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I6, 1914. 1,146,541 Patented July 13, 1915.

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WESLEY M. YEAR/LEY, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

ICE-CREAM SCR/AFER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application filed September 16, 1914. Serial 110,861,991.

To all whom imag concern Be it knownthat I, WESLEY M. YEARLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream Scrapers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction of ice cream scraper for use in measuring and dispensing ice cream, ices, frozen custard and `the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel and .cheap construction of scraper for ready attachment to a storage can for creams and ices, and to provide scraping edges thereon whereby the scoop or measure may be drawn across said edges to remove the surplus therefrom.

Another object is to provide an improved construction of scraper for attachment to the rim edge of the container or storage cans and which will avoid the use of movable parts and joints that soon become clogged or attacked by rust, and afurther object is to provide an improved scraper that may readily cut its way through the frozen cream on the inside and the packing of ice on the outside of the can during its attachment to the latter.

With these and other objects in view the invention is illustrated in the drawing, wherein,-

Figure 1, shows a vertical longitudinal section through a storage can containing a frozen material and to the edge of which can the improved scraper is shown attached, and also shows an outer inclosing cabinet or receptacle containing a packing of ice in which the storage can is embedded. Fig. 2, shows the upper edge of a portion of the can and the scraper in top plan and attached thereto. Fig; 3, illustrates the detached scraper as viewed from the inside. Fig. 41, shows a vertical cross-sectional detail through a scraper embodying the invention but of a slightly modied form, and Fig. 5, shows an inner side elevation of the modified device.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 6, designates a metal storage can containing the frozen cream or like substance 7, and which can is embedded in crushed ice 8, which is packed in a cabinet or outer receptacle 9. The construction of the cabinet is immaterial as is also the precise shape of the can, but in practice the cans are usually accompanying 'of a cylindricalshape and are provided with an exterior bead 10, near the top that forms a stop for the iange of a cover not shown.

The scraper is preferably formed from a single piece or body of metal 11, of suiiicient thickness to provide weight, and has a crosswise channel 12, therethrough which forms acomparatively long depending flange 13. As the storage can is usually of a cylindrical form, the crosswise channel 12, has the form of a curve so as to receive the upper `edge of the can and to permit the flange 13, to depend on'the outer side of said can. The flange 13, therefore has a curved form in a horizontal direction and also has a beveled lower end 14, to form a wedge in order that it may readily be pushed down through the ice packing, as shown in Fig. 1, of the drawing. y

The main portion of the scraper body has a pendant position on the inside of the can and depends somewhat below the ange that is located on the outside of the can. The lower edge of this body is provided with a bevel 15, so as to readily cut its way down through the frozen material in the can when the scraper' device is being put into position on the can edge or rim 16.

In the form shown in Figs. 1,2 and 3 of thedrawing the bevel 15, is formed by a hollowing out of the lower part of the body which construction also forms a horizontal straight scraping edge 17, above the said lower bevelededge. The inner side of the scraper body between the opposite ends of the straight edge 17, is provided with a flat face or surface 18, which is slightly beveled in that said face inclines outwardly as it extends up from the horizontal straight edge 17, and enables the scoop or measure 19, to be rocked in passing around said edge to effect a thorough scraping of the excess materia-l from the scoop. The beveled surface 18, also serves as a flat face against which the scoop or measure may be depressed while packing the material therein and by having that surface inclined the pressure of the scoop 19 against it will prevent the scraper body lifting from the can edge. At the top, where the face 18, and the top surface 20, of the bodyintersect, a horizontal scraping edge 21, is formed which latter will be utilized until the contents of the can is scooped out sufficiently to expose the lower straight edge 17.

In the forms of Scrapers shown in Figs. 4

and 5, the body has the depending outer flange 13, with a beveled lower edge la, and

with the channel l2, to receive the rim oit` the can. It also has a beveled Jface 22, against which the packing of the material in the scoop or measure may be eiected. ln this instance however the lower scraping edge is formed by a cross-bar 23, that eX- tends across the concave inner side of the body which latter is much thinner and lighter in weight than the body in Figs. l to 3. An upper' scraping edge 24, is formed at the upper edge of the beveled packing face 22.

From the foregoing explanation it will be seen that to attach the scraper the body is simply pressed down over the edge of the can so that the flange 13, will be on the outside and the inner portion of the body will simply be forced down into the material and will lie close against the inside surface of the can. The material to be measured will be scooped up in the measure 19, and packed therein by pressing against the faces 18 or 22, and the scraping olif of the excess will be effected on either of the edges 17 or 2l, or the cans bar 23.

It will thus be seen that no screws or clamping devices are employed that may injure the can or which will collect dirt and that the entire device is formed of one single piece that may be readily cleaned.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is,-

1. An ice cream scraper comprising a. body having a channel to receive the edge of a storage can and provided with a de-V pending lange at the out-er side of the channel,-said body having an inclined face at its inner side against which the cream contained in a measuring scoop may be packed, and two horizontal scraping edges, one at the eXtreme top of said face and one below.

2. An ice cream scraper comprising a body having a top flat surface and a curved channel with a depending curved flange at the outer side of the channel and said vouter flange having a beveled lower end, 14, and at the inner side of the channel said body depending and having a lowerhollowed-out part and a horizontal scraping edge between the said lower hollowed-out part and said top surface.

3. An ice cream scraper comprisinga body having a curved channel to receive the rim edge of a cylindricstorage can and at the outer side of the curved channel provided with a depending can-engaging flange-the body depending at the inner side ci' the curved channel and said depending portion having an inclined face against which the cream may be packed in a measuring scoop and between the inclined face and the lower edge said body having a crosswise scraping edge.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WESLEY M. YEARLEY.

TWitnesses:

CHAs. B. MANN, BERTHA K. VALTER.

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